The bright future of any society is always associated with its upcoming generation. Children are the future prosperity of any nation as they are productive workers of tomorrow. The main objective of this study is to estimate the opportunities available for children under the age of 5 years and their mothers for different regions of Pakistan and Bangladesh. The core idea of this study is to access and compare Pakistan with Bangladesh as it
Child Rights in Focus
Heavy monsoon rains have left many campuses underwater, turning them into ponds RAWALPINDI: After a two-and-a-half-month summer vacation, all public and private educational institutions in Rawalpindi will reopen on 15 August. However, heavy monsoon rains over the past week have turned many schools, colleges, and universities across the city into virtual ponds. The prolonged rainfall has led to moss growth while standing water has accumulated in school grounds. Additionally, wild herbs and grass have
PESHAWAR: Health Minister Syed Qasim Ali Shah on 14 August 2024 inaugurated the country’s first 24/7 Vaccination Centres at Maulvi Ameer Shah Memorial Hospital in Peshawar and the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital in Mardan. A handout said the inauguration ceremony was attended by Medical Superintendent Dr Akram Shah, District Health Officer Dr Idrees, UNICEF representatives, and other relevant officials in Peshawar. In Mardan, the minister, accompanied by local MPAs and DHQ Hospital Medical Superintendent
RAWALPINDI: The All-Pakistan Private Schools Management Association has raised serious concerns about the country’s state of education, calling for the removal of taxes on private schools. They emphasised that 60 percent of children who are receiving an education are enrolled in private schools. The association urged all political parties to collaborate and develop a 20-year national education policy, rather than treating the education sector as an experimental laboratory. These concerns were voiced by various
LAHORE: Chief Minister’s Focal Person on Polio Uzma Kardar has said that Pakistan and Afghanistan’s future as polio-free countries are interlinked, reiterating that until the situation improves in Afghanistan, Pakistan cannot eradicate the virus. She expressed these views during her visit to the Emergency Operation Centre of Punjab where she was briefed by EOC Coordinator Khizer Afzaal. Polio eradication partners also participated in the meeting. Mr Afzaal said more than 200,000 polio workers participate
SWAT: The Mingora police on August 13 booked a teacher and later arrested him after a resident complained that his nine-year-old son was beaten up by the accused in the school, leaving him injured. Asad, a resident of Mingora, reported that his son, who is in grade four, was severely punished by his teacher, resulting in injuries. The police confirmed that the child was brutally beaten, leading to multiple scars on his body. The
Almost half of the children in Pakistan experience stunted growth, while nearly a third are underweight and suffer from wasting. The long-term consequences of these issues for the future of the country are significant. In Sindh, infant and young child feeding practices are inadequate, with approximately 98 percent of children under two in the province not receiving proper nourishment. The figure starkly highlights the dire condition of our health infrastructure. Undernutrition in Pakistan remains
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on National Health Services on Tuesday highlighted on the urgent issues of vaccine distribution and the troubling resurgence of polio cases in the country. The committee at a meeting, chaired by Dr. Mahesh Kumar Malani, assessed the working and performance of the Federal Directorate of Immunisation (FDI). It focused on critical issues concerning vaccine utilisation, funding distribution, and the recent surge in polio cases. The meeting was attended
Someweeks ago, the Federal Directorate of Education and Professional Training organised a wonderful summer fiesta for schoolchildren, with a wide range of skill-based workshops, seminars, lectures and activities. This kind of immersive experience with creative writing, financial literacy, digital technology, and so forth, is the urgent need for students who haven’t got much exposure to global skills. Sadly, these children will go back to teacher-led classrooms and traditional teaching after the summer break. Many
OKARA: A man shot his sister dead as she skipped her 9th-class mathematics paper. As per the first information report, Sadia (16) had taken her 9th class exam conducted by the Sahiwal Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education but she skipped the mathematics paper. When the result was announced the other day, her family came to know about her actions. Her brother, Adil Hussain, admonished her over the result and they exchanged harsh words.
Severe flaws have emerged in the online procedure for Intermediate admissions in Karachi. The online system has messed up the admissions procedure as DJ Science College, one of the most prestigious colleges in Karachi, is presently trailing in terms of merit behind a college that has been closed. Simultaneously, the merit scores for the PECHS girls’ college and several other reputable colleges have inexplicably dropped. This has created uncertainty and worry among students and
PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government has decided to launch the ‘Taleem Card’ Project, with the pilot phase set to commence from Upper Chitral. This decision was made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Ali Amin Khan Gandapur at the Chief Minister’s House here on 10 August, said a handout. Minister for Elementary and Secondary Education Faisal Khan Tarakai, Advisor to Chief Minister for Finance Muzzammil Aslam, Chief Secretary Nadeem Aslam Chaudhry, Secretary of